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#AC44CF Color

#AC44CF is rgb(172, 68, 207) in RGB, hsl(285, 59%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 67%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC44CF
HEX#AC44CF
RGBrgb(172, 68, 207)
HSLhsl(285, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(285, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 67%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.216 316.4)
LABlab(48.39% 57.99 -53.22)
LCHlch(48.39% 78.71 317.46)

What #AC44CF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AC44CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.17Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.47Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.91Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.25Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.55Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#AC44CF Channel Values

How #AC44CF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 172 · G 68 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 59% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 67% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC44CF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC44CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC44CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC44CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AC44CF
Complementary
#67CF44
Analogous
#6744CF
Analogous
#CF44AC
Triadic
#CFAC44
Triadic
#44CFAC
Split comp.
#ACCF44
Split comp.
#44CF67

Tints & Shades of #AC44CF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B75DD5
#C479DC
#CE92E3
#D9AAE9
#E4C2EF
#F1DFF7

Shades

#9B31BF
#842AA2
#6D2386
#531A65
#3B1349
#240C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC44CF.

How #AC44CF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AC44CF
Protanopia#6161CF
Protanomaly#8556CF
Deuteranopia#7474CE
Deuteranomaly#8E64CE
Tritanopia#9E6565
Tritanomaly#A4599B
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC44CF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ac44cf: #AC44CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC44CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac44cf': '#AC44CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.267, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ac44cf">#AC44CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC44CF"

More Purple Colors

#AC44CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AC44CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC44CF?

#AC44CF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(172, 68, 207) in RGB and hsl(285, 59%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #AC44CF?

#AC44CF is rgb(172, 68, 207) — red 172, green 68, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC44CF?

#AC44CF converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 67%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC44CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AC44CF scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC44CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC44CF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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